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MLB investigated to ensure no early Sasaki deal in place, pitcher likely to pick team mid-January

Major League Baseball investigated to ensure no team had an advance deal in place for Roki Sasaki, and the agent for the Japanese pitcher says picking a club will be “like the draf...

DECEMBER 10, 2024 • Associated Press

Wander Franco trial: Rays star faces sexual abuse, human trafficking charges in Dominican Republic

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco is scheduled to go to trial Thursday in the Dominican Republic in a sexual abuse case involving a 14-year-old girl

DECEMBER 10, 2024 • Associated Press

Roki Sasaki bidding among MLB teams to start Tuesday and run until Jan. 23

Japanese RHP Roki Sasaki was posted to MLB teams and will be available to sign as a free agent from Tuesday through Jan. 23.

DECEMBER 9, 2024 • FOX SPORTS

Roki Sasaki bidding among MLB teams to start Tuesday and run until Jan. 23

Roki Sasaki bidding among MLB teams will start Tuesday and run until Jan. 23

Hard-throwing Japanese right-hander Roki Sasaki was posted to Major League Baseball teams and will be available to sign as a free agent from Tuesday through 5 p.m. Eastern on Jan....

DECEMBER 9, 2024 • Associated Press

Should Sasaki join Cubs? Emanuel, a fan of the team and ambassador to Japan, is being diplomatic

During a news conference at the United States Embassy in Tokyo, Chicago Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga was asked what he'd say to countryman Roki Sasaki to convince him to join his tea...

DECEMBER 9, 2024 • Associated Press

Neale Fraser, Australia's Davis Cup great, dies at 91

Neale Fraser, who won three Grand Slam singles titles and guided Australia to four Davis Cup titles in 24 years as team captain, has died at 91

DECEMBER 3, 2024 • Associated Press

Davis Cup Final 8 will be hosted by Italy for the next three years

The Davis Cup Final 8 will be held in Italy from 2025 through 2027

DECEMBER 2, 2024 • Associated Press

Olympic flame for 2026 Milan-Cortina Games will go on 63-day journey across Italy

The Olympic flame for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Games will pass through all 110 provinces in Italy on a 63-day journey before the cauldron is lit

NOVEMBER 26, 2024 • Associated Press

Robinson Chirinos replaces Fredi González as Baltimore Orioles bench coach

Robinson Chirinos has replaced Fredi González as the Baltimore Orioles’ bench coach under manager Brandon Hyde

NOVEMBER 25, 2024 • Associated Press

Jannik Sinner's 2024: 2 Slam Grand titles, a doping case and a Davis Cup title for Italy

Jannik Sinner completed quite an eventful 2024 by leading Italy to its second consecutive Davis Cup title

NOVEMBER 24, 2024 • Associated Press

Jannik Sinner leads Italy past the Netherlands for its second consecutive Davis Cup title

NOVEMBER 24, 2024 • Associated Press

Australia's newest rugby star Joseph Sua'ali'i injured, forced off against Scotland

Joseph Sua’ali’i, the new star of Australian rugby, has been forced off the field because of an injury after a half-hour of the test match against Scotland

NOVEMBER 24, 2024 • Associated Press

Jannik Sinner and Matteo Berrettini lift Italy past Australia and back to the Davis Cup final

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner and Matteo Berrettini won their singles matches to lift defending champion Italy past Australia 2-0 and back into the Davis Cup final

NOVEMBER 23, 2024 • Associated Press

The man who ended Nadal's career helps the Netherlands beat Germany to reach the Davis Cup final

The last man to face — and beat — Rafael Nadal in an official tennis match has led the Netherlands into the Davis Cup final for the first time by eliminating Germany

NOVEMBER 22, 2024 • Associated Press

US Davis Cup captain Bob Bryan's last-minute doubles switch doesn't work in loss to Australia

U.S. Davis Cup captain Bob Bryan's decision to make a last-second change to his doubles lineup against Australia did not work out

NOVEMBER 21, 2024 • Associated Press

Roki Sasaki's posting likely will extend into 2025 signing period, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred says

Roki Sasaki’s posting will likely extend into the 2025 international signing period, according to baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, allowing teams as much as $7,555,500 to sign th...

NOVEMBER 21, 2024 • Associated Press

Japanese ace Roki Sasaki to become available to MLB teams this offseason

Japanese ace Roki Sasaki will be available to Major League Baseball teams this offseason

NOVEMBER 9, 2024 • Associated Press

Japanese ace Roki Sasaki to become available to Major League Baseball teams this offseason

NOVEMBER 9, 2024 • Associated Press

Olympic medalist race walker Koki Ikeda of Japan suspended in doping investigation

Olympic silver medalist race walker Koki Ikeda of Japan has been provisionally banned for suspected blood doping

NOVEMBER 1, 2024 • Associated Press

Shohei Ohtani's rural hometown honors its superstar son - from city hall to the hair salons

Shohei Ohtani’s hometown in northern Japan is a rural place, famous for its high-quality Maesawa beef, its history of making traditional ironware and the intense green hills and mo...

OCTOBER 29, 2024 • Associated Press

Fans in Shohei Ohtani's Japanese hometown watch Dodgers reach brink of World Series title

Hundreds of fans filed into a public viewing center in Shohei Ohtani’s hometown in northern Japan on Tuesday morning to cheer the country’s top celebrity in Game 3 of the World Ser...

OCTOBER 29, 2024 • Associated Press

Witt prepares for Royals to take on New York at Yankee Stadium by watching Jeter videos

Happy to be on track for an AL Division Series matchup against the Yankees, Bobby Witt Jr. streamed YouTube on the train ride from Baltimore to New York to watch some Derek Jeter h...

OCTOBER 4, 2024 • Associated Press

Witt gets another big hit to send the Royals into ALDS with a 2-game sweep of the Orioles

Bobby Witt Jr. beat out an infield single to drive in the go-ahead run and send the Kansas City Royals into an AL Division Series with a 2-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles for...

OCTOBER 2, 2024 • Associated Press

Bobby Witt Jr. and Cole Ragans lead the Royals over the Orioles 1-0 to open an AL Wild Card Series

Bobby Witt Jr. hit an RBI single in his playoff debut to back Cole Ragans’ six sharp innings and help the Kansas City Royals return from a nine-year postseason absence with a 1-0 v...

OCTOBER 1, 2024 • Associated Press

Italy's Luna Rossa showed two skippers are better than one on the America's Cup yachts

Italy's Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli surprised its rivals at the last America's Cup by showing up with two helmsmen to steer its foiling yachts

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024 • Associated Press

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MLB investigated to ensure no early Sasaki deal in place, pitcher likely to pick team mid-January

Wander Franco trial: Rays star faces sexual abuse, human trafficking charges in Dominican Republic

Roki Sasaki bidding among MLB teams to start Tuesday and run until Jan. 23

Roki Sasaki bidding among MLB teams will start Tuesday and run until Jan. 23

Should Sasaki join Cubs? Emanuel, a fan of the team and ambassador to Japan, is being diplomatic

Neale Fraser, Australia's Davis Cup great, dies at 91

Davis Cup Final 8 will be hosted by Italy for the next three years

Olympic flame for 2026 Milan-Cortina Games will go on 63-day journey across Italy

Robinson Chirinos replaces Fredi González as Baltimore Orioles bench coach

Jannik Sinner's 2024: 2 Slam Grand titles, a doping case and a Davis Cup title for Italy

Jannik Sinner leads Italy past the Netherlands for its second consecutive Davis Cup title

Australia's newest rugby star Joseph Sua'ali'i injured, forced off against Scotland

Jannik Sinner and Matteo Berrettini lift Italy past Australia and back to the Davis Cup final

The man who ended Nadal's career helps the Netherlands beat Germany to reach the Davis Cup final

US Davis Cup captain Bob Bryan's last-minute doubles switch doesn't work in loss to Australia

Roki Sasaki's posting likely will extend into 2025 signing period, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred says

Japanese ace Roki Sasaki to become available to MLB teams this offseason

Japanese ace Roki Sasaki to become available to Major League Baseball teams this offseason

Olympic medalist race walker Koki Ikeda of Japan suspended in doping investigation

Shohei Ohtani's rural hometown honors its superstar son - from city hall to the hair salons

Fans in Shohei Ohtani's Japanese hometown watch Dodgers reach brink of World Series title

Witt prepares for Royals to take on New York at Yankee Stadium by watching Jeter videos

Witt gets another big hit to send the Royals into ALDS with a 2-game sweep of the Orioles

Bobby Witt Jr. and Cole Ragans lead the Royals over the Orioles 1-0 to open an AL Wild Card Series

Italy's Luna Rossa showed two skippers are better than one on the America's Cup yachts